Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22
HEIGHT OF IMPUDENCE.
A FISHERMAN'S VIEW OF THE RE-
CENT BRITISH PROPOSAL.

Free Fish for Canadians and Taxed Fish
for Uncle Sam Too One-Sided for the
Yankee AngIsr-Soms Figures Show
ing How We Protect the Fish Busi-
ness-A British Press Opinion.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, April %. The propo-
sitiol OF the Canadians to revert to the
Washington treaty without any pecuniary
benefit is considered here at this time to be
the height of impudence. A Appointment busi-
hess man said Thursday: why should the
United States admit the products of Canada,
while they charge on everything the United
States sends there The Canadians have
come to the conclusion that their fishery
privileges have deprecated s, So, 900 since
he Washington treaty was made, or pal
pable fraud was committed, and now they
are willing to sacrifice the pecuniary worth
which they claim for their fisheries if they
can only have our immense markets
This shows conclusively that
their fisheries are practically worthless
to American fishermen at this time. Our
fishermen do not seek worthless privileges
and do not want to have to compete with
Canadians. Last year the United States re-
mtted in duties 500 600 to Canadians on
%, 10000 pounds of fresh fish for which no
equivalent was received
Canada charges duty of cent per pound
on fresh fish, while their fresh fish is ad-
United duty free in the United States. Be
cause paid S. 500,010 for a privilege
which was of no value TO the United States,
1t is no reason why we should DO it again.
What does the Washington treaty meant
Simply this, that under its provisions the
United States would remit in duties on Can
adam fish Sl,600,0o0 year; and the Can.
ndians are very willing TO have it this way,
But the fishermen of tins country nave been
lighting against this very idea.
slow does the United States protect her
tishermeut Foreign fresh fish is admitted
free aud on drv fish duty OF 10 cents per
In0 Is charged. The following figures
from the American fish bureau show how
| much better all other countries protect their
| fishermen by duties on imported fish
France: Fresh FISH, "A cents per 100 pounds
coifish dry, sailed, or smoked, including
stock -fish and klept-tish, 81 20 per l0l
pounds; other fish, dry, sailed, or smoked
| 81 cents per 100 pounds; picked fish, cent,
per 100 pounds Germany: Fresh fish, free
| saited, except herring imported i'll barrels
$50 per 100 pounds; canned fish, 81. ~ pei
100 pounds Denmark: Fresh fish, duty
| free; dried or sailed, 81 10 per 100 pounds
| Italy: Fresh fish, duty free; dried OF
smoked, - cents per 100 pounds; preserved
in salt, ~ cents per 100 pounds; preserved it
| oil or boxes, 81 cents per lD pounds. Meth
erlanis: Canned fish, 81 30 per 100 pounds
| Portugal and other countries have equally
| strong protection"
| LONDON, Anrli - The Times SAYS Lort
| Salishury's offer TO the United States gov
| eminent, looking to "A settlement of tn
| fisher les question: contained In his dispatch
| of March p is generous, and Amos
| Quixntic. TO do more" SAYS The Times
would he weakness, and We are slow t.
| believe that America VIII refuse to take AL
vantage of what will cost her nothing Il
| accept"